{"id":10188,"date":"2024-03-19T12:10:44","date_gmt":"2024-03-19T12:10:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=10188"},"modified":"2024-03-19T12:10:44","modified_gmt":"2024-03-19T12:10:44","slug":"couple-stunned-after-stumbling-across-weird-stone-on-the-beach-and-it-could-be-worth-50000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=10188","title":{"rendered":"Couple Stunned After Stumbling Across \u201cWeird Stone\u201d On The Beach \u2013 And It Could Be Worth \u00a350,000"},"content":{"rendered":"

When they smelled rotting fish, Overton, Lancashire residents Gary and Angela Williams were walking along Middleton Sands beach close to Morecambe Bay.<\/strong><\/p>\n

They followed the smell until they came upon an odd-looking\u00a0\u201crock\u201d<\/em>\u00a0that looked like a chunk of ambergris, sometimes known as\u00a0\u201cwhale vomit,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0which is used to make perfume.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The couple covered the large lump in a scarf and brought it home after reading about the highly sought-after substance in a newspaper.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Gary, 48, afterwards put the lump on his fishing scales and determined it weighed 1.57kg, which is little over half the size of a lump found several years ago near Morecambe.<\/p>\n

The previous piece of\u00a0\u201cwhale vomit\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0had a startling 2013 value of \u00a3120,000.<\/p>\n

Gary and Angela, a 49-year-old nurse, are currently in discussions with prospective purchasers regarding the lump that was recently discovered. The stone is somewhat smaller than a rugby ball.<\/p>\n

Ambergris, which is made from the hardened intestinal sludge of a sperm whale, is known as\u00a0\u201cfloating gold\u201d<\/em>\u00a0because of its scarcity and high worth to perfume producers.<\/p>\n

Years are required for the substance to form, and it is believed to shield the animal from the hard, pointy foods it consumes.<\/p>\n

Before washing up on shore, it can float in the ocean for many years.<\/p>\n

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It becomes a smooth, grey lump of compact rock after prolonged exposure to the sun and saline water.<\/p>\n

Engineer Gary called the discovery he and his wife made\u00a0\u201ca bit of a shock.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

It was along a stretch of the beach where few anyone used to walk, he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThough it smells awfully nasty. It has a very distinct smell that is similar to a cross between manure from a farm and squid.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cIt has the texture of a really hard rubber ball. It has a waxy, candle-like feel.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWax sticks to your fingers when you contact it.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

He added:\u00a0\u201cIf it is valuable, it will go a long way toward helping us purchase a static caravan. A dream come true, that is.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

When Gary and Angela go for walks, they frequently search the beach for interesting objects.<\/p>\n

The 1.57 kg of ambergris was discovered on Sunday, and they have since stored it safely while consulting two experts\u2014one in France and one in New Zealand.<\/p>\n

Experts placed the value of the 2.7 kg chunk that washed ashore in Morecambe in 2013 as high as \u00a3120,000.<\/p>\n

At an auction in Macclesfield, Cheshire, last September, a 1.1 kg piece discovered on a beach near Anglesey, Wales, was purchased for \u00a311,000.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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